You should be prepared to act quickly and get yourself to safety. Put the safety of people first and listen to advice from the Police and the Emergency Services. Remember that their concern is for your safety.

Stay alert to localised flooding

Also known as 'surface water flooding'. This usually happens where drainage systems are unable to cope with heavy spells of rainfall. The Environment Agencycannot give you a direct warning for this type of flooding.

Instead they will forecast where it might be a problem in certain counties and put a daily flood risk forecast on their website. You can also find out about the possibility of 'surface water' flooding in your area by checking our local weather forecasts.